Massachusetts sues US over gay marriage

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BOSTON – Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

The federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define and regulate marriage as it sees fit, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said. The 1996 law denies federal recognition of gay marriage and gives states the right to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_...us_gay_marriage

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I'm still waiting for it to be legal to marry a sheep.

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BOSTON – Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

The federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define and regulate marriage as it sees fit, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said. The 1996 law denies federal recognition of gay marriage and gives states the right to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_...us_gay_marriage

Oh boy....maybe this Right leaning Supreme Court will finally rule on the constitutionality of marriage.

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